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So hang out with your classmates and speak English together. _____ Participate in campus life UVic regularly has free dances, lectures, sporting events, intramural teams, etc. _____ Join a club - tennis, soccer, international students, social dancing or whatever. _____ Be active and take risks! Use the language in real-life situations: Talk to someone, rather than watch television; read the newspaper, rather than studying a grammar book. _____ Get involved in volunteer work or take a course at your local community recreation centre. b) Grammar _____ Review grammar lessons by doing exercises online. _____ Correct your grammar errors in your homework assignments and hand them back in. _____ Identify your weaknesses and do online exercises to improve your grammar. c) Homework _____ Work hard on homework assignments dont just finish them as quickly as possible. The more you put into them, the more you get out of them. _____ Correct your mistakes and then hand the assignments back in. c) Listening _____ Having trouble with your language labs? Follow the answer key and listen again. _____ Use the Learning Centre for listening practice. _____ Find reasons to listen to English speakers on the bus, in the cafeteria, at the Learning Centre, clerks in stores, your host family, etc. _____ Tell people if you dont understand and make sure they understand what you mean, too. Pronunciation _____ Identify your pronunciation difficulties; figure out what sounds you have difficulty with and work on them. You can do this in the Learning Centre. Even better, sign up for the Pronunciation Clinic for personal help. _____ Practise your pronunciation of vocabulary studied in class with a Learning Centre volunteer. _____ When watching television, try to mimic the pronunciation or intonation of an actor you enjoy. Reading _____ Read newspapers, magazines, posters and announcements on campus bulletin boards, advertisements on the bus, novels from the study centre, etc. _____ Borrow a novel from the Learning Centre but remember the 98% rule, so that you can Read fluently. Don't know what the 98% rule is? Click on the link for Extensive Reading on the Reading Page of our class website. _____ Read longer SRA readings at the Learning Centre (SRA is the timed reading program With different colours and different levels which we will work on in class). Speaking _____ Speak out in class ask questions, dont be afraid to give your opinion, justify your opinions, argue, discuss, chat, gossip. 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